Parent training may be one way to decrease the time and cost of therapy for a child with autism.
This review article describes methods that can be used to train parents of children with autism to act as therapists for their children. While there are many cases of parent training in autism research, there are few autism treatment plans that are designed around using parents. Research shows that parents are able to gain skills in therapies such as applied behavior analysis (ABA). The authors suggest that a lifelong treatment model of parent training may be prudent even for those children who respond well to early intensive behavioral treatments.
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ONWEIGHTED AND COMPRESSION VESTS FOR KIDS WITH AUTISM
Mar 12, 2012 by AnonymousMY SON IS 5 YEARS OLD AND HE GETS VERY NERVOUS AND STRESSED OUT SO I GOT A WEIGHTED COMPRESSION VEST WHICH IS MORE THAN JUST WEIGHTED IT IS ALSO COMPRESSION TO MAKE CHILD FEEL LOVED OR AS THOUGH HE IS GETTING A HUG .
MY THERAPIST DIRECTED ME TO A VERY GOOD SOURCE OF WEIGHTED COMPRESSION VESTS AND THE RESULTS ARE REMARKABLE TO SAY THE LEAST. WHEN WE PUT THE VEST ON HIM HE BECOMES CALM RELAXED AND MUCH BETTER -
I THINK THAT THIS VEST WHICH IS VERY SLEEK LOOKING SO HE CAN WEAR IT AT SCHOOL IS REALLY GREAT SEE VESTS
HTTP://WEIGHTEDVESTFORAUTISTICCHILDREN.COM
Responding to movement therapy
Feb 15, 2012 by Whole MedicineHave readers of this forum heard of Interactive Metronome?
I have worked with numerous LD's. Because ASD has as a major component deficits in Executive Functioning, focus, attention and inhibition, I have had tremendous sucess with students on the Spectrum.
TJ, a 12 y/o male with ASD was still bed wetting and presented aggressive/assaultive behavior towards younger siblings and classmates/instructors.
JR was a 17 y/o male dx'd with Aspergers comorbid with ADD and ODD behavior. Due to gross/fine motor deficits and very low muscle tone he was anxious about any physical activities and exhibited poor self-concept
Please feel free to contact me if you want to learn more.
In Good Health!
Edward Jonathans BSc-IMC
Sensory-Motor Therapist
Corrections from the author of Following Ezra
Feb 8, 2012 by AnonymousThanks for featuring my book Following Ezra on your site. However, I need to correct some inaccuracies in the post.
1. Ezra was never nonverbal. LIke a lot of children on the autism spectrum, he was remote and difficult to connect with when he was 3 or 4 years old.But he always had language and never lost it.
2. It wasn't a therapist who suggested that we celebrate our son. At a difficult moment when he was 3 and my wife and I were having difficulty connecting with him, a therapist suggested we might need to "grieve for the child he didn't turn out to be." I realized I did not have the instinct to mourn -- nor did I think that would be the most helpful response to having such a child. Instead, I was committed to celebrating and loving the child I had. While of course we have made great efforts to help Ezra live the most complete and fulfilling life possible, the approach I describe in my book was never to try to fix or change my son, but rather to support and celebrate him
3. Ezra did not "recently" complete his first film, as you write. He created "Alphabet House" at age 12 after he had already made a few other films. He's now 16 and has made many more animated shorts since then. "Alphabet House" house was recently adapted as a children's book, published in October 2011. It's called "E-mergency!" and is coauthored by Tom Lichtenheld and Ezra. The Boston Globe named it one of the 10 best children's books of 2011.
4.Ezra's comments about autism and Judaism were not a response to a question. They were observations he made in the speech at his bar mitzvah, when he turned 13.
I would appreciate it if you'd fix these errors in the post. Many thanks,
Tom Fields-Meyer,
author,
"Following Ezra"
Responding to insurance
Sep 13, 2011 by AnonymousWe have private insurance for which we pay a premium and deductible. It covers occupational therapy, language therapy, physical therapy and psychological therapy but at a combined 75 visits for calendar year. This is not for each therapy but rather 75 total for all together. Thus, even with illness or vacation times taken, we do not have enough alotted time slots covered to continue therapy for a full year. Once we run out of the 75 covered slots, we must pay out of pocket. We pay a copay of $20 per visit. So, for example, if my child sees a language/speech therapist and the ot once per week it is $40 out of pocket until we hit the magic 75 allowed under the insurance. Then we woud have to pay $150 for one therapy and $160 for the other per week. The psychology/psychiatrist appointments are monthly. All of these therapies would be available more frequently and I am told by the therapists very helpful if we could do more than once a week for 1/2 a session but we cannot afford to do this. The children on the autism spectrum benefit greatly from these therapies and it is something that should be covered under the insurance policies, just as any health or mental health issue should be.